Remebering Dale Sr. today.
Sad note, yesterday former Rookie of the Year, Steve Lowe died in a vehicle accident, he was only 48.
RULES for APRIL will continue the same with the addition of one rule:
--1 parlay (2 teamer) per week by each pundit, but no greater then -250 in any leg--
--2 Plays per day Max. 1 Unit each or
--Can double up on one play for 2 units
--Moneylines, sides, totals, teasers, and props!!
*Post odds and book please!
***No lines before Midnight EST please***
(playing for the same 2 prizes as in March, 1st and 2nd place)
Pundit Progress thru Apr 28th
GLTA :toast:
TODAY:
Saturday, April 29, 2006
SIR DUKE DAY
The man who became one of the twentieth century’s finest composers, Edward Kennedy Ellington, was born on this day in 1899 in Washington, D.C. Right from the git-go, the handsome, sharply dressed teenager (that’s where he got the nickname, Duke) was headed for success.
At first it was art. He won a poster-design contest and an art scholarship, left school and started a sign-painting business.
But it was his natural piano-playing ability that attracted the young women, so Duke Ellington headed in that direction. He played with Elmer Snowden’s band and took over leadership in 1925. They played and stayed at New York’s Cotton Club from 1927 through 1931, broadcasting shows live on the radio. From then on it was tours, recordings, and history in the making. Ellington would be one of the founders of big band jazz.
1879 - Electric arc lights were used for the first time -- in Cleveland, OH
BDAYS:
1863 - William Randolph Hearst
publisher of U.S. newspapers and magazines; influenced the establishment of comic strips; built San Simeon estate; subject of biography, Citizen Kane; grandfather of Patricia Hearst; died Aug 14, 1951
1947 - Johnny Miller
golf champion: U.S. Open [1973], British Open [1976]; shares record for lowest 18-hole total [63]
*perhaps the greatest final round in a major ever, shooting the 63 in 1973!*
1951 - Dale Earnhardt
NASCAR auto racer: champ: Winston Cup [7 times], Daytona [34 times], 76 career victories; killed in crash in Daytona 500 Feb 18, 2001
We miss ya #3....RIP
1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer
actress: Dangerous Liaisons, Batman Returns, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Grease 2, Ladyhawke, Scarface, The Witches of Eastwicke, The Age of Innocence
*Top 5 Cuss list all time beauties!*
1970 - Andre Agassi
tennis champion: Wimbledon [1992], U.S. Open [1994], 8 total Grand Slam titles. *One of the all time greats on and off the court!!*
Sad note, yesterday former Rookie of the Year, Steve Lowe died in a vehicle accident, he was only 48.
RULES for APRIL will continue the same with the addition of one rule:
--1 parlay (2 teamer) per week by each pundit, but no greater then -250 in any leg--
--2 Plays per day Max. 1 Unit each or
--Can double up on one play for 2 units
--Moneylines, sides, totals, teasers, and props!!
*Post odds and book please!
***No lines before Midnight EST please***
(playing for the same 2 prizes as in March, 1st and 2nd place)
Pundit Progress thru Apr 28th
GLTA :toast:
TODAY:
Saturday, April 29, 2006
SIR DUKE DAY
The man who became one of the twentieth century’s finest composers, Edward Kennedy Ellington, was born on this day in 1899 in Washington, D.C. Right from the git-go, the handsome, sharply dressed teenager (that’s where he got the nickname, Duke) was headed for success.
At first it was art. He won a poster-design contest and an art scholarship, left school and started a sign-painting business.
But it was his natural piano-playing ability that attracted the young women, so Duke Ellington headed in that direction. He played with Elmer Snowden’s band and took over leadership in 1925. They played and stayed at New York’s Cotton Club from 1927 through 1931, broadcasting shows live on the radio. From then on it was tours, recordings, and history in the making. Ellington would be one of the founders of big band jazz.
1879 - Electric arc lights were used for the first time -- in Cleveland, OH
BDAYS:
1863 - William Randolph Hearst
publisher of U.S. newspapers and magazines; influenced the establishment of comic strips; built San Simeon estate; subject of biography, Citizen Kane; grandfather of Patricia Hearst; died Aug 14, 1951
1947 - Johnny Miller
golf champion: U.S. Open [1973], British Open [1976]; shares record for lowest 18-hole total [63]
*perhaps the greatest final round in a major ever, shooting the 63 in 1973!*
1951 - Dale Earnhardt
NASCAR auto racer: champ: Winston Cup [7 times], Daytona [34 times], 76 career victories; killed in crash in Daytona 500 Feb 18, 2001
We miss ya #3....RIP
1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer
actress: Dangerous Liaisons, Batman Returns, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Grease 2, Ladyhawke, Scarface, The Witches of Eastwicke, The Age of Innocence
*Top 5 Cuss list all time beauties!*
1970 - Andre Agassi
tennis champion: Wimbledon [1992], U.S. Open [1994], 8 total Grand Slam titles. *One of the all time greats on and off the court!!*
